by Hugh Bassett | Aug 27, 2026 | News
Dilation for DR screening in Tanzania Photograph: Hugh Bassett Researchers have independently compared four commercially available artificial intelligence systems for diabetic retinopathy screening using the same set of retinal images from Tanzania, providing rare...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 27, 2026 | News
Vision testing in rural India. Photograph: Mohd Javed Researchers have demonstrated a new approach to eye health planning that brings together data on how many people need eye care with information on the services available to meet that need. The study, involving...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 10, 2026 | News
Child eye health appointment in Tanzania. Photograph: Hugh Bassett New research from Tanzania has provided insights into how different strains of Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes trachoma, behave over time and following mass drug administration, with...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 7, 2026 | News
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform healthcare, particularly in countries facing severe shortages of specialist health workers. But new research led by the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) warns that the evidence needed to develop and...
by Hugh Bassett | Aug 5, 2026 | News
Refraction in India. Photograph: Dr Srinivas Marmamula / LVPEI A 15-year population-based study from rural south India has found that around one in 12 people developed myopia over the follow-up period, providing some of the first long-term evidence on myopia incidence...
